Oct 28, 2026 · 38 min · 10 segments
One year. Three original hosts. Zero reliable scoring systems. It's the first anniversary of *Outbreak After Dark*, and the original campfire crew is back together! Heather welcomes Kate and Sam…
Heather McSherryHostKateHostSamGuest
I actually want to start before the first episode because I remember having an idea for a monthly fireside show that would be looser than the regular Infectious Dose episodes.
We'd have drinks and food, we'd tell stories, we'd talk about the places where infectious disease overlaps with history and folklore and fear and all the weird things humans do when microbes get involved.
Do either of you remember what I told you this was going to be when I first asked you to do it, if anything? No.
remember the promise of food and drinks and the opportunity to yap? And that was pretty much a yes for me.
Pulled in with the snacks.
So some of my favorite things are things that weren't supposed to happen, like finishing an entire tuberculosis Christmas ghost story.
I don't even know if you remember that.
I do not.
I do not remember that, but the ghost of indoor air quality does, that tracks with who I am.
I love my indoor air quality.
Yes, and within seconds we were debating whether the room needed sage or a HEPA filter.
probably both.
I actually want to start before the first episode because I remember having an idea for a monthly fireside show that would be looser than the regular Infectious Dose episodes.
We'd have drinks and food, we'd tell stories, we'd talk about the places where infectious disease overlaps with history and folklore and fear and all the weird things humans do when microbes get involved.
Do either of you remember what I told you this was going to be when I first asked you to do it, if anything? No.
remember the promise of food and drinks and the opportunity to yap? And that was pretty much a yes for me.
Pulled in with the snacks.
So some of my favorite things are things that weren't supposed to happen, like finishing an entire tuberculosis Christmas ghost story.
I don't even know if you remember that.
I do not.
I do not remember that, but the ghost of indoor air quality does, that tracks with who I am.
I love my indoor air quality.
Yes, and within seconds we were debating whether the room needed sage or a HEPA filter.
probably both.
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